She was one of three people presumed to have died in the Big Thompson flooding last week but the first confirmed fatality.

Reporter Jessica Benes wrote about the plight of Starner's neighbor, Joyce Kilmer, for an article in today's paper here.

Starner's body was found on the bank of the Big Thompson River about 4 p.m. Saturday in the 2900 block of North County Road 31D, near Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch west of Loveland, according to a release from the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.

An autopsy was conducted Sunday. The Coroner's Office ruled that blunt force injuries and drowning caused her death.

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